Pre-call research on a prospect, in 60 seconds
Type a prospect's name and company. About a minute later you have a one-page briefing: who they are, their background, how you already know them from your own inbox, and what to open with.
Built for account executives, SDRs, and small sales teams who have more first calls than prep time.
No credit card. One credit per dossier, about 60 seconds per run.
What you type, and what comes back
No LinkedIn URL hunting, no CSV upload, no CRM connection. One person, one name, one credit.
- Person's name
- Sarah Chen
- Context
- VP of Engineering at TechCorp
A person's full name plus their company or title. RunDossier researches people, so a company name on its own finds no profile — and you never need to paste a LinkedIn URL; the profile is located for you, and if several people share the name you pick the right one.
The part of the briefing you read ninety seconds before the call starts. Each point is grounded in the gathered background and, where Gmail is connected, your own history with the person.
- •Recent TechCorp news: They just announced Series D funding ($150M) and are expanding into enterprise
- •Shared connections: You both know Michael Torres and Jennifer Wu from the YC network
- •Potential synergies: TechCorp's real-time data platform could benefit from your analytics capabilities
- •Her interests: Known to be passionate about engineering culture, mentorship, and distributed systems
Sarah Chen and TechCorp are fictional; the structure and depth are what a real run produces. Read the full example dossier.
The calls where prep gets skipped
Nobody skips prep for the big one. Prep gets skipped on the Tuesday-afternoon calls, because 20 minutes of LinkedIn and inbox archaeology per person is not affordable at eight calls a day. Those are the calls a dossier is for.
The discovery call booked from inbound
A form fill turns into a 30-minute slot tomorrow. You know the company; you know nothing about the person. A dossier tells you their role, how long they have held it, where they came from, and what they are likely to care about.
The warm intro you half remember
Someone introduced you months ago and the call is in 20 minutes. With Gmail connected, the briefing recovers who made the intro, what was said, and what you promised — before you have to ask.
The multi-threaded deal
A new stakeholder appears on the invite. Run their name and you have their background, reporting line, and tenure in the time it takes to join the bridge.
What a sales briefing contains
- Summary — who the person is and what they do, in a few lines you can read on the way into the call
- Professional background — current role and tenure, previous employers, education, drawn from their public LinkedIn profile
- Your connection — who introduced you, when you first spoke, what you last discussed (requires connecting Gmail)
- Talking points — recent company news, shared connections, and specific openers instead of “so, tell me about your role”
- Quick facts — location, tenure, company size, who they report to, when that is public
A dossier is only as deep as the person's public footprint. A prospect with a sparse profile and no press produces a thin one — you will still get the role, the company, and your own email history, but not a biography that does not exist.
Install the Slack app once and every rep can type /dossier Sarah Chen, VP Engineering at TechCorp from any channel. The result is posted privately to the person who asked, and credits come from one shared balance. How the Slack app works.
Frequently asked questions
What do I need to enter to research a prospect?
The person's full name, plus their company or title so the right person is found — for example “Sarah Chen, VP of Engineering at TechCorp”. You do not need a LinkedIn URL or an email address. RunDossier researches people, so a company name by itself will not return a profile.
How long does a pre-call briefing take?
About 60 seconds from submitting the name to a finished dossier. If several people share the name, you are shown the matching profiles and pick the right one, then generation continues.
Where does the information come from?
The prospect's public LinkedIn profile (role, work history, education, headline), public web search for recent news, and — if you connect Gmail — your own correspondence with that person. Every statement in the dossier comes from gathered data; nothing is invented.
Does it tell me how I already know the prospect?
Yes, when you connect Gmail. The dossier adds a relationship section: who introduced you, when you first spoke, what you last discussed. Email is analyzed during generation and never stored.
Can my whole sales team use it?
Yes. Install the Slack app once and anyone in the workspace can run /dossier before a call, drawing from a shared credit balance. Each account also starts with 3 free credits, no card required.
Is this a contact-data or dialer tool?
No. RunDossier does not sell phone numbers or email lists and does not dial. It produces a readable briefing on one named person so you walk into the call prepared.
Run it on the next prospect on your calendar
The fastest way to judge it is on a real call. Three briefings are free, no card required — type a name and company and see what comes back.
Related reading
RunDossier is a meeting-preparation tool for professional use. It compiles publicly available professional information and, with your permission, your own email history. It is not a consumer reporting agency and dossiers are not consumer reports — see the Terms of Service for permitted use.